This year, there has been an unexpected downward trend in the number of graduate school entrance examinations, which has attracted the attention and discussion of many candidates. Although the number of graduate students in 2024 was initially expected to exceed 5 million, the actual number of applicants was only 4.38 million, a decrease of 360,000 from last year. Experts believe that this decline is mainly due to the employment problem, there is no definite and feasible employment outlet after graduate school, as well as the employment problems of some schools and majors, resulting in the lack of motivation for candidates to enter graduate school. According to the feedback of the candidates, the number of students who actually took the test may be even lower.
Will this downward trend in the number of graduate students continue?Will there be an impact on the graduate school acceptance rate?Relevant experts said that the difficulty of the postgraduate entrance examination is not directly related to the number of people, and the admission ratio is still not optimistic. As a result, there will be no retaliatory growth in the number of applicants next year. This also shows that the employment problem is an important factor for candidates to choose the postgraduate entrance examination, and only by solving the employment problem can more students choose to take the postgraduate examination.
The main reason for the decrease in the number of graduate students is the employment problem. Academician Chu Zhaohui pointed out that there is no exact employment path after graduation, and some schools and majors still have difficulties in employment, resulting in a decrease in the motivation of candidates for postgraduate examinations. In contrast, other companies value undergraduate and practical skills more than graduate status. As a result, many candidates choose employment or public service rather than further study.
The phenomenon of declining the number of graduate students has also brought some benefits to a certain extent. First of all, it means that those students who give up the graduate school entrance examination and go directly to the workforce can have more opportunities to participate in the normal job competition, rather than blindly pursuing a high degree;Secondly, this makes the student body of the graduate school entrance examination more pure, they return to their original intentions, and really have the patience to do scientific research. This is a good thing for the research environment.
However, the decrease in the number of graduate students has also brought some problems. Some schools with weak professional strength and low school level will have increased difficulty in recruiting students in the future. If schools fail to improve their teaching capabilities and promote better employment of students, then the graduate education of these schools will face great difficulties.
Considering the employment problem and the efforts of the school, the number of graduate students in the future may not increase significantly, and may even continue to decline. This will force schools to improve the quality of teaching, increase employability, and further optimize enrollment plans. Candidates will also choose whether to participate in the postgraduate entrance examination more rationally, rather than blindly following the trend.
In conclusion, there are both advantages and disadvantages to the reduction in the number of graduate students, and the perspective is different. For schools, they should start from themselves and improve the quality of teaching, so that students can have better employment opportunities after graduation. For candidates, they should rationally choose their own development path, do not pursue a high degree of education, but pay more attention to the cultivation of practical ability. The key to the postgraduate entrance examination is to cultivate high-end talents, and students should really have the patience to do scientific research and return to the original intention of the postgraduate entrance examination.
Let's hope that the future of scientific research can form a virtuous circle, the university can achieve better development, and candidates can make informed choices according to their own needs. In the future, the number of graduate students does not need to rush to register, and the examination room will be more relaxed. The 2024 postgraduate entrance examination is coming, and I hope that all candidates can give full play to their strengths and do not have the illusion of going ashore easily because of the decrease in the number of people. The admission ratio is still grim, and it takes more effort to achieve your goals.
At this point, everyone's opinion on this issue may be different. Personally, I believe that the decrease in the number of graduate students is a positive phenomenon. This reflects the current candidates' understanding of the real needs, no longer blindly pursuing high education, but paying more attention to the cultivation of practical ability. This will push the school to grow better and change more positively. The return of the purity and original intention of the candidates is also in line with the original purpose of the postgraduate entrance examination, that is, to cultivate high-end talents for the country. With the change of candidates' thinking and the improvement of the school environment, the future scientific research career will usher in a virtuous circle. Therefore, maintaining the number of applicants at this calm level will have better prospects for both the school and the candidates.